AP sources: Lawyer was told Russia had ‘Trump over a barrel’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Justice Department lawyer says a former British spy told him at a breakfast meeting two years ago that Russian intelligence believed it had Donald Trump “over a barrel,” according to multiple people familiar with the encounter.

Police reports detail Beto O'Rourke's 1998 DWI arrest — WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke has long owned up to his drunken driving arrest 20 years ago, describing it in a Houston Chronicle/San Antonio Express-News op-ed piece earlier this week as a “serious mistake for which there is no excuse.”

The Village Voice Is Officially Dead — Three years after buying The Village Voice, and a year after the paper shut down its print edition, owner Peter Barbey told the remaining staff today that the publication will no longer be posting any new stories. — “Today is kind of a sucky day …

How Much Hotter Is Your Hometown Than When You Were Born? — As the world warms because of human-induced climate change, most of us can expect to see more days when temperatures hit 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) or higher. See how your hometown has changed so far and how much hotter it may get.

Family members question Julia Salazar's claims — The state Senate candidate says she grew up in a ‘working-class immigrant family.’ — State Senate candidate Julia Salazar has attracted significant, often fawning, media coverage, an army of enthusiastic volunteers, endorsements …

Why Mark Penn Is Sounding Trumpy — The longtime Clinton strategist insists his objection to the Mueller investigation is about principle, not opportunism. His critics beg to differ. — Mark Penn recently moved into a brand new office on Washington, D.C.'s I Street …

Elon Musk Faces His Own Worst Enemy — The visionary entrepreneur seeks to ferry mankind to Mars and investors to prosperity—his ego may be all that stands in the way — During a tour this spring at Tesla Inc.'s electric-car factory in Fremont, Calif., Elon Musk asked why the assembly line had stopped.